gutta
Gutta are one-off furnitures made from recycled mattresses. It consists of a two-part structure with a soft and comfortable top made of foam-covered springs fixed to a firm body bound by a number of mattress covers. Both strength and softness are highlighted, creating a flexible modular furniture. Gutta can sit, hug, lean and play.
In London, discarded mattresses are a common bulky waste that is abundant and extremely expensive to recycle. Gutta dismantles discarded mattresses, disinfects them with disinfectant spray, washes them, and then tries several new processes to turn an old mattress into adorable products.
Gutta comes from a natural flexible chain polymer called gutta-percha. It can be converted between soft and firm and is extremely malleable; these soft pieces made from mattress materials have similar fascinating characteristics.
year
2022
duration
3 Months
material
Recycled Mattress Foam, Springs, Teddy Velvet Fabric, Wood
Strategy
Recycling Department/ It offers a collection service for a fee and then centralises the dismantling, sorting and cleaning.
Design & Manufacturing Department/ Designers work with local craftspeople to develop, design and produce regionally specific products from the recycled mattress materials.
Marketing Department/ Online and offline sales; workshops with the community to encourage people to recycle their old mattresses with everyday tools; GUTTA's making instructions are available on the website for all to download and create their own. We hope that more people will take part in the project to save old mattresses.
